All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
The Gershonites received a total of thirteen cities along with their surrounding pasturelands, distributed among their family groups.
This verse records that the Gershonite families (descendants of Levi) were given thirteen cities with their surrounding lands as their inheritance.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed account of how the Promised Land was divided among the tribes of Israel after they conquered it under Joshua's leadership. The Gershonites were one of the three main family groups of the Levites, who served as priests and temple workers and didn't receive large territories like the other tribes, but instead received specific cities scattered throughout Israel.
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